Botswana vs Seychelles: Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)

Botswana
10.0%
in 2001
Seychelles
9.8%
in 2008
Botswana rank
20th
Seychelles rank
21st

Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) over time

  • Botswana
  • Seychelles
01020304050196519862008

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 10.0% against 9.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 21st of 51 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 25.4% 21.9% 3.5% Botswana
1980s 17.8% 15.5% 2.3% Botswana
1990s 26.6% 22.2% 4.4% Botswana
2000s 10.0% 8.0% 2.0% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines), Botswana or Seychelles?
Botswana, at 10.0% against 9.8% in Seychelles as of 2001.
What is the difference in unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines) between Botswana and Seychelles?
0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?
16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2001.
How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines)?
Botswana ranks 20th and Seychelles ranks 21st of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unmet demand (% of waiting list to number main fixed telephone lines in operation)
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,047 data points, 1965–2008
Last refreshed

Unmet demand is unmet applications for connection to the public switched telephone network that have had to be held over owing to a lack of technical facilities (equipment, lines, and the like) divided by the number of main telephone lines in operation.